On Monday evening, rapper Lil B made a social media faux pas when he sent out the following tweet to his 1.15 million followers:

I might start saying I'm trans and I'm a woman so I can be in the girls Locker room with the ladies !!!!!! No homo I'm still growin - Lil B

Twitter's reaction incited Lil B to rescind the remarks, apologize and say he was "still growing" — all within an hour of his first post.

Instead of defending himself or cowering, Lil B realized what he said, and as part of his apology, began retweeting people's objections.

@LILBTHEBASEDGOD this is really disrespectful and hurtful to trans people. i know you have a good heart. please reconsider this tweet.

@LILBTHEBASEDGOD we're all humans

@LILBTHEBASEDGOD you're smarter than this, my dude. Equality for ALL not for some. :/

@LILBTHEBASEDGOD ??? no thats transphobic and makes a mockery of the trans struggle dont do that wtf

@LILBTHEBASEDGOD Lil B over here sounding like a republican running for president

He also took the time to dole out a piecemeal apology of his own.

I got love for the gays! I got love for humans I want to attract more good people and women that love me! Not men turned women :( - Lil B

I'm still growing and this new science is very new to me this surgery stuff from man to women is different but I'm I respect humans - Lil B

It's all about learning and and accepting and being comfortable with self I think I'm insecure - Lil B

I love everyone who loves and finds themselves and being gay is being brave! Just live ur life I'm not the judge ! Literally - Lil B

I am transphobic and I need help to learn to accept I'm scared because I'm not comfortable with my self I love u I love born girls - Lil B

Lil B's apology and respective change in his perspective is unusual, to say the least. "Homophobia and transphobia in hip-hop are well-documented," reported the Daily Beast after artists such as Snoop Dogg and Timbaland mocked Caitlyn Jenner's transition. The rapper embraced his phobia for what it was: insecurity and fear of what he doesn't understand. "I need help to learn to accept[.] I'm scared because I'm not comfortable with my self [sic][.]"

Fans ended up praising him for his about-face.

@LILBTHEBASEDGOD it's okay lil b we're all just trying to figure out life

@LILBTHEBASEDGOD BRUH REALEST SHIT I EVER READ RIGHT HERE B

@LILBTHEBASEDGOD god bless

@LILBTHEBASEDGOD it's okay man everyone is a little I think it's good to be aware of it tho

@LILBTHEBASEDGOD that's personally all I can ask for, tbh. I respect the fuck outta u for that.

The Twitter frenzy comes at a time when support for trans rights is on the rise in the United States. Public figures like Caitlyn Jenner and Laverne Cox have made the issue more high-profile, and tolerance for transphobia is waning across the country. What started off as a lone, bigoted comment turned into a larger conversation about the transgender community and equality.